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Category Archives: Diving

Diving Bug

Diving Bug

This is what happens when the diving bug is in the family. Mum Caroline has almost 500 dives. Dad Gabriel did his 500th dive with us at Dhonfan Thila and daughter Sophie has more than 250 dives. Gabriel is also a PADI Master Scuba Diver and together the family has dived in many great diving…

June 9, 2023Blog, Diving, PADI coursesBy Petra Hellmann

Peculiar, odd and funny fish names

Peculiar, odd and funny fish names

Some fish have the strangest names. It is always fun to come into the dive center after you’ve been in the water and go through the fish books to look up what you saw! Here are some of the names of the marine life you can see in the Maldives, and what we think they…

May 10, 2023Blog, Diving, Marine life, SnorkelingBy Petra Hellmann

Shoal or School - Ocean Dimensions

Shoal or School

Do you know the difference between a shoal or school of fish? While in the water we see plenty of fish that group together. There are certain behaviours and characteristics to look out for to determine if the group is a shoal or school. Shoaling All social groupings of fish are considered a shoal, but…

February 26, 2023Diving, Marine life, SnorkelingBy Petra Hellmann

Diving at 80 with Ocean Dimensions

Diving at 80

Meet Merlin from the UK, he is doing just that – diving at 80. Travelling to the Whistler Mountains in Canada for skiing and to the Maldives for diving is definitely not what an average 80 year old would do right? I have met only two 80 year old divers. Ruth from Kenya celebrated her…

February 11, 2023Blog, DivingBy Petra Hellmann

Squid or Cuttlefish - Ocean Dimensions

Squid or Cuttlefish

Squid or Cuttlefish …wait calamar? What is a sepia then? … This is something our dive crew was thinking about recently, after watching a pair of squid from our jetty. Squid can also be known as calamar in some countries (think calamari). Cuttlefish are sometimes referred to as sepia. Sepia is the name of the…

January 10, 2023Blog, Diving, Marine life, SnorkelingBy Petra Hellmann

Merry Christmas - Ocean Dimensions Kihaa Maldives

The Year 2022

The year 2022 is slowly coming to an end and what a year it has been. We had some exhilarating times, great moments, good news and many laughs – that’s what it is all about. The COVID scare is finally over. and we can travel again without annoying restrictions. We are happy and excited for…

December 24, 2022Blog, Brennia, Conservation, Diving, Kihaa, Manta Rays, PADI courses, team membersBy Petra Hellmann

Edvards Kuprijanovs - Ocean Dimensions

Meet Ed from Latvia

Ed is from Riga in Latvia and grew up a polyglot speaking Latvian, English, German and Russian flawlessly. For a couple of years he also lived and went to school in Karlsruhe, Germany when he was 15 years of age. The closest he came to the Maldives was in 2019 / 2020, when he was…

November 28, 2022Blog, Brennia, Diving, Kihaa, Snorkeling, team membersBy Petra Hellmann

Harlequin Shrimp

Harlequin Shrimp and Snapping Shrimp

Harlequin shrimp and snapping shrimp for one are very hard to take photos of but we are lucky to have snapped one or two for you. Here is what else you should now about them. Harlequin Shrimp They are definitely one of the most beautiful marine invertebrates in the world – just look at them.…

October 31, 2022Diving, Macro, Marine life, SymbiosisBy Petra Hellmann

Squat Shrimp

Mantis Shrimp and Squat Shrimp

Mantis shrimp and squat shrimp are the first two shrimp we would like to introduce to you in more detail. Mantis Shrimp They are carnivores that grow to up to 10cm in length while a few can reach 38cm. There are fish stabbing, grasping and smasher versions of mantis shrimp. The smasher feeds on snails and hermit…

October 15, 2022Diving, Macro, Marine life, SymbiosisBy Petra Hellmann

Parrot Fish Sleeping

Do fish sleep?

Do fish sleep? This is an interesting question. There is still so much study to be done on this topic, not a whole lot is known about fish sleep. Fish do not sleep in the same way as us humans. Firstly, fish do not have eye lids so there is no way they can close…

September 8, 2022Blog, Diving, Macro, Marine life, shark, SnorkelingBy Petra Hellmann
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